Brass clock needed

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Hello all,
I need to replace a brass clock which has failed after 30 years. Photo below. The main requirement is that it is 5 inches dia. I have Googled and found lots of clocks but none the right diameter. it does not have to be surface mounted, there is space behind it for a mechanism.

Can anyone help please?




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Skysail said:
Hello all,
I need to replace a brass clock which has failed after 30 years. Photo below. The main requirement is that it is 5 inches dia. I have Googled and found lots of clocks but none the right diameter. it does not have to be surface mounted, there is space behind it for a mechanism.

Can anyone help please?
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Fit a new quartz movement into the existing one .
 
I have looked at it further, and the face is pressed in to the surround; it will not come out without brute force which will wreck the whole thing. So I am back to looking for a clock ...
 
Skysail said:
No - I am working from the back. There is a transparent cover over the face.
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Maybe I'm not understanding. A cover over the face I interpret to mean over the hands and numerals that you look at from the front. Can't you pull that stuff out from the rear or is there a transparent cover on the inside, behind the face? Pictures would help. I have a friend that's a clockmaker and surely could help.
 
skipmac said:
Maybe I'm not understanding. A cover over the face I interpret to mean over the hands and numerals that you look at from the front. Can't you pull that stuff out from the rear or is there a transparent cover on the inside, behind the face? Pictures would help. I have a friend that's a clockmaker and surely could help.
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Thanks for persisting! Here you go. The back plate is pressed in to the brass housing, and looks unlikely to come out without damage . Its a cheap clock so I am not too worried about replacement.
 
Skysail said:
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Thanks for persisting! Here you go. The back plate is pressed in to the brass housing, and looks unlikely to come out without damage . Its a cheap clock so I am not too worried about replacement.
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Ah, I see the light. Yes must be a cheapo to be pressed together like that. Somewhat surprised since I've replaced pretty much identical clock parts in several pretty cheap clocks around the house my wife picked up over the years because she liked the designs. I do know where you can get a 5" diameter clock but not exactly cheap. Actually calls it a 4 7/8" clock but I'm guessing with the bezel it will make the 5" mark.
Weems & Plath Endurance 125 Tide & Time Clock - Brass
 
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Skysail said:
Hello all,
I need to replace a brass clock which has failed after 30 years. Photo below. The main requirement is that it is 5 inches dia. I have Googled and found lots of clocks but none the right diameter. it does not have to be surface mounted, there is space behind it for a mechanism.

Can anyone help please?




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5" at dial , or at backing plate?
 
There would seem to be a degree of tarnishing around the brass coloured ring but if you really wished to repair it buy a cheap clock mechanism plus a new plastic face cover on e bay and a tube of glue to stick the plastic cover back on?
 
Skysail said:
I have looked at it further, and the face is pressed in to the surround; it will not come out without brute force which will wreck the whole thing. So I am back to looking for a clock ...
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Forgive me for judging your examination of the device, after all I can't see your one in particular, but I have seen similar clocks which have the glass pressed into the surround but with the works accessible by undoing a couple of screws at the back. Perhaps further examination may yield better results. There may be screws in the battery compartment?
In the event of no obvious access becoming evident, you have nothing to lose by investigating more robustly, i.e. cutting away the back carefully, substituting a new movement, (they're less than £10 on eBay), and making good/ rebuilding the back using, for instance a piece of brass sheet, readily available from model engineering suppliers, secured with some small self-tappers.
 
The movement in such clocks can be secured by a thread on the spindle through which the shafts for the hour and minute hands pass. The chrome ring visible under the hands may well be threaded. What I'd try is removing the hands, and then rotate the movement relative to the case. If there's a rubber washer between the two, it may be slow to start moving. That's how it was secured on my Suunto brass cased clock. I chickened out and got a clock repairer to replace the movement, as the variety of such things is enormous and identifying the right one is not for the faint-hearted - the method of securing them and the length of spindle all vary quite a lot. But it wasn't expensive - I think I paid about £20, as he had to replace the hands as well as the movement, as the existing hands wouldn't fit the replacement movement. But if you feel like DIY, movements are a few pounds each, and replacement hands (which you might need) a similar price.
 
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